Craig Powell (music)
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Craig Powell is a British
recording artist and former lead singer of Uniting Nations
made up of Paul Keenan
and Daz Sampson
. He was the frontman of the band and its lead singer in its biggest hit "Out of Touch", a remake of Hall & Oats Out of Touch
reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart
. He was also lead singer in Uniting Nations' hit You and Me.
After leaving the musical band in March 2006, has had top 20 chart success all over Europe
, including United Kingdom
, Germany
, Poland
, Switzerland
and France
.
He has performed at events like "Party in the Parks" across the UK and on Top of the Pops
and appearing on many music channels such as MTV
. He is also a keen martial arts
sportsman in karate
, jujitsu, kickboxing
and his main love is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).
In 2007 he joined the Searles Holiday Resort Entertainments team as a lead vocalist where he worked until the company was sacked at the end of 2008.
In 2008–present Craig works with his management company Nuxx lmt. Craig had a song he wrote called "She said" signed in many countries across Europe and is currently promoing "She Said" in the UK. Craig decided to leave Nuxx lmt after the signings of "She Said".
In 2011 Craig made a unique video for a song he wrote called "Can't Let You Go". The video was shot in King's Lynn, Norfolk and saw over 70 fans travel from all over the country to play a role in the video. The video saw all of the fans hugging in the high street with their partners. Craig is currently touring many of the large Holiday parks and nightclubs in the UK doing live public appearances to promote the new single.
He is also a Keen mixed martial artist (MMA) and has 1st degree black belts in Freestyle martial arts, Kickboxing and Jujitsu as well as a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate. Craig is currently training for MMA cage fights and has trained alongside some of the best Pro Cage Fighters in the country. He also teaches MMA, which he first started teaching at the age of 17.
Craig's other hobbies include keeping fit, swimming and training at the gym.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
recording artist and former lead singer of Uniting Nations
Uniting Nations
Uniting Nations are a British dance act who formed in 2004. The act achieved chart success across Europe. It was composed of Paul Keenan and Daz Sampson with Jinian Wilde on vocals for "Out of Touch", "You and Me" & 11 of the 12 tracks on the One World album . Craig Powell was the frontman of the...
made up of Paul Keenan
Paul Keenan
Paul Keenan is a songwriter and producer based in Dumbarton, near Glasgow in Scotland. He is best known as being one half of successful UK dance act Uniting Nations along with Daz Sampson, who have had four hits singles to date "Out of Touch", "You and Me", "Ai No Corrida" and "Do It Yourself"...
and Daz Sampson
Daz Sampson
Darren "Daz" Sampson is a British dance music producer, musician and singer-songwriter.Up until 2006, when he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sampson was best known for his commercial dance music, often reworkings of older songs as a solo act and as a member of various...
. He was the frontman of the band and its lead singer in its biggest hit "Out of Touch", a remake of Hall & Oats Out of Touch
Out of Touch
"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Hall & Oates. This lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984...
reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. He was also lead singer in Uniting Nations' hit You and Me.
After leaving the musical band in March 2006, has had top 20 chart success all over Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, including United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
He has performed at events like "Party in the Parks" across the UK and on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
and appearing on many music channels such as MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. He is also a keen martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
sportsman in karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, jujitsu, kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
and his main love is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).
In 2007 he joined the Searles Holiday Resort Entertainments team as a lead vocalist where he worked until the company was sacked at the end of 2008.
In 2008–present Craig works with his management company Nuxx lmt. Craig had a song he wrote called "She said" signed in many countries across Europe and is currently promoing "She Said" in the UK. Craig decided to leave Nuxx lmt after the signings of "She Said".
In 2011 Craig made a unique video for a song he wrote called "Can't Let You Go". The video was shot in King's Lynn, Norfolk and saw over 70 fans travel from all over the country to play a role in the video. The video saw all of the fans hugging in the high street with their partners. Craig is currently touring many of the large Holiday parks and nightclubs in the UK doing live public appearances to promote the new single.
He is also a Keen mixed martial artist (MMA) and has 1st degree black belts in Freestyle martial arts, Kickboxing and Jujitsu as well as a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate. Craig is currently training for MMA cage fights and has trained alongside some of the best Pro Cage Fighters in the country. He also teaches MMA, which he first started teaching at the age of 17.
Craig's other hobbies include keeping fit, swimming and training at the gym.